It is so important to walk your talk if you want to have influence. Paul is taking time at the close of his letter to the Roman church to practice what he’s been preaching.
What does it look like to live a life on purpose? Paul is finishing his letter with some reminders and greetings, and every line is still written with purpose and a calling to purpose.
Today we continue in our study in Romans as we look at the first 13 verses of chapter 15. Last week Paul made it clear that we are to quit judging and arguing over “disputable” issues but instead act in …
This week we return to the book of Romans in chapter 14 and we get very practical. If the Gospel is true, and because of the Gospel we are to offer our bodies as “living sacrifices”, what is the outcome? …
Politics is one of those areas people often try to avoid in order to maintain polite conversation. Today our text runs right through the middle of how Christians are called to relate to governments. This morning we want to look …
Romans 12 begins with a familiar phrase. Do not be conformed, instead be transformed. The challenge for us is knowing the difference. Conforming is something that happens so naturally, it’s easy to miss. Transforming takes something quite a bit different.
There’s an old saying, the older I get, the less I know. I certainly have found that to be true. At least I know it in my head. But often I find that my heart and my mind react like …
Today we continue in our Romans series by looking at Paul’s desire for the gospel to be heard by his own people. There’s only one problem. He was called to go somewhere else and preach to other people. What is …